The Barefoot Kitchen Witch

Seeking Imperfection

I have spent too much time (or wasted, probably) not doing things because I was afraid I’d do them wrong.  If I didn’t think I could do something perfectly, I just wouldn’t do it.  So many roads not taken.

But that’s okay – I’m in a good spot at this time in my life.

Maybe that’s why I actually finished window quilt #4 today. 

One Bathroom Window Quilt Completed

Just hung this a few minutes ago.  So what do you think?

The Day Has Arrived

We are officially a four neti pot family!

Savory Baked Eggs

Or solitary egg, in this case.

When I was a kid, my mother used to make this dish sometimes on Sunday mornings.  It’s a slow-morning kind of breakfast, and Dad’s photography business was closed on Sundays.

I haven’t had savory baked eggs since that time, and lately it’s been on my mind.  So I asked my Mom for details recently and here we are.  The ingredients are simple – onions, butter, salt and pepper, eggs, cheese.  The end result is so simple and incredibly yummy, I’m kind of annoyed with myself for not giving this a try years ago.

Irrigation

I went back to work yesterday after a few days off (see previous post for all the fun), and was so happy to be back there, not just because I love my job, but because of the people I work with.  I love being surrounded by people who are good at what they do and are passionate about it.  And the fact that they’re all so much better cooks than I am gives me something to work toward.

But it’s not just that, either.

It’s this….

Dizzy

There was a very old merry-go-round at the playground in town when I was a kid.  Wooden floor to it, with iron rails that curved out from the center and down to the edge of the floor…like a big, tough spider holding the whole thing together.  Kids would stand on this, hanging on to the spider legs, while one or two other kids held the outer leg part and ran, around and around, making the whole thing spin faster and faster until the running kids couldn’t keep up and jumped on board to spin along with everyone else.

I didn’t like that ride.  I don’t like spinning around and around, seeing the rest of the world blur and zip past….

Making Cough Drops

(Enlarged close-up of hardened foamy section of a cough drop.)

I’ve never made cough drops before, just so you know.  But I happened upon this post about making cough drop lollipops and coincidentally my husband is sick, AND I forgot to pick up cough drops at the store yesterday…so I just had to make them. 

That makes perfect sense, right?

I thought you’d agree.

Window Quilt Update

I figured I should post a picture of Softie since Scratchy’s been getting more face time lately.

Here she is, sitting on one of the quilts, which is on my ironing board.  I’d been tying the layers together and went upstairs to check on the bread in the oven.  When I came back down, Softie had claimed the spot.

The Next Pair of Window Quilts

He has nothing to do with window quilts.  He just likes hanging out up on this shelf while I do the sewing and the birds outside torture him with their freedom.

Clams in January

While I was at work today Bill and the kids went digging for clams.  Yep, in January.  After about an hour and a half of digging they brought home fifteen pounds total.  Mostly little necks, with about a dozen steamers, a razor clam, and two oysters.

Four Eyes

Julia has wanted glasses for ages. 

She doesn’t need them, she just likes them.  She likes to “borrow” mine now and then (when I let her…and if I don’t need to see for a while), but since I don’t let her keep them, her glasses-wearing has been minimal.

Until, of course, now.

New Year

I built this fire this morning, starting around twenty past five.  I’m off today, so I can keep the fire going all day long as I work on various projects.